River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-15
HISTORY OF THE w EEK.

HISTORY OF THE w EEh.
St. Johns, n F., Special; Reports
arriving from all parts of the country go to
show that the gale Of the 26th Of August,
was one that will long be remembered for
the loss OF life and extent Of damage sus-
tanned from It. At and around the island
of st. Pierre the gale ragged in all its fury
A vessel. name unknown, was wrecked ON the
back of Langley island, near 81 Pierre, and
as no ace of her crew has as Yet been
found. IL Is feared that they must have all
met with wateTy grave One hundre1
thousand dollars viii not Scver the extent
OF damage 10 property sustained 10y New
FOuudlaud vessels that were on the banks
during the storm. Many went forth m the
morning aud we're swallowed up IN the pitl-
less storm or driven L. sea 10 die of starva-
ton. Nor are the south and west portion ot
the coast the only places that nave suffered.
4 telegram today from Tllt Cove gives the
report from Labrador Of the gale anu II
states that from the places So far heard from
as MANY a. 10 schoouers have been lost, Tut
fortunately no lives
Work upon the making of wines ia
California is Just begun. There are at pres
emit 4. 2t4 wine growers in the state, and an
average Of I6a 100 acres of vines are in bar
ing estimated at a value of ss1.uUO,O q. " ork
= given 10 4UpOJ people in the whey ards,
and the c0opering, bOttling and boXuaking
departments The total vintage Tor -.
will SUN up 1900 q OF gallons, dtstrlhut Il
IN tbt. following counties: Napa, A'uu-onf
FIameuda and Contra Costa, IL 0,tNb;
santa Clara I.O0U.OUO Santa Cruz, l,W 'to;
Fresno, I..0B.u0, san Joaquine, UWWu'
southern California, 3,uN,uuU; Northern an
iornia 2.CO1U0 the small Interior counties
combining I.O0O.ttO. Together with the sur
plus Of ISSj there will be at th- close OF the
viutace 2l.610UlO gallons Of W ne in the
state, aud over S.OuO,0J0 gallons will be
made into brandy.
A fearful accident occurred on the
Gulf road near Seymour, thirty five miles
east The freight train left the track, aud
the rails spreading. the engine and fourteen
ears fen down "A tfteeu-fOot enbankment
The locomotive turned over four times
burying Engineer Smith and fireman
Edwards bent ath the cab. Both We're taken
out barely alive. Brakeman Scott had ms
arms broken. his SIDE crushed IN and his
legs mashed. Engineer Smith had the flesh
scalded of his back and shoulders and his
breast hon was crushed IN. Fireman
Edwards was scalded, and received internal
in INJURIES from which he viii die Ten cars
Of freight We're mashed, causing a loss
amounting 10 fully $4,000.
Police Inspector Boniield with one
or two of his men was at the (CFicsgo1
Cook county Jail and criminal court build
inc at an early hour, before the lanltors
had done the sweeping. He Is reported 70
have thoroughly examined the cellars
under the Jail. and TO have sounded the
walls and floors To see II they had been
tunnelled- These are presumed 10 be pre-
cautions looking toward an "A verse
decision IN the anarchists cases. Assistant
States Attorney LOngnecker expressed the
opinion that new trial would be
given Flelden and Parsons and that IN the
other cases the decision Of the lower court
would be affirmed.
At St. Helena. Louisiana, a man
named Swearinger walked up to Manhall
Fastev. and discharged both barrels of his
gun in Easteys body but without kliIlng
him. EaStey gaTi. got gun. and riddled
Z Svearinger with bullets. killing hlTH III
stautIy. 4 bystlndt named Newman also
fired. but missed, Nshereupo0 Eastey pur-
sued him. unaware OF the fact that iotb
barrels of his gun were uIpty. Newman
He'd and he pursued him for some distance,
attempting To fire his gun. and dropping
dead in the act Newman, who Is the only
one living Of the trio, Is held for murder.
At Catlettsburg. Ky. an attempt
was made 10 murder A. E. Bush and his
wife. who are about - years old. About
O'Clock In the morning two negroes. or
whites with blaCkeued faces. entered the
I
and Mrs. Bush in the body, INJECTING
probably mortal wounds. They obtained
$40 in money distractions having been
encountered 10y a freight traln- Z Is thought
the miscreants hoped 70 wreck tie pay car
In the furious gale which prevailed
on Lake Superior Thursday the schooner
/ Niagara. from Ashland, Wis forAshtahula,
Ohio laden with ore was wrecked and lost,
with all on beard, l3 to fifteen souls, inctud-
ing the Captains famiiy,six miles northeast
Of WhitefiSh pOint The gale WAS one OF the
worst on the lake for years the wind having
70 miles an hour velocity number 81
vessels were in Jeopardy but no others
wrecks reported.
At Montreal. Canada. the grand jury
found a true bill against McGarigle, Detec-
tive Pinkerton and Col Hickey, of Chicago.
for conspiracy. The only witness examined
was Judge Baxter. " no preferred the charge.
Baxter was examined at great length and
after ten minutes deiiberatlOn unanimous
till was returned The conspiracy consisted
H. putting Bakers photo IA the Ro-ues gal
leTv a. Chicago. when Baxter was under ar
rest IL that city
J. c. Harris was shot twice in the
head in the Rernick hotel at Cambridge.
Ohio With two bullets in his brain, lie
staggered Ia the depot and boarded a tram
tor CaldwelI some miles south, which place
Ire reached in an exhausted condition.
Harris saws that beautiful young girl
named lou Morrison did the shooting, he
cause tie would not consent 20 marry her
he will probably die.
En- Gov. William Aiken died at his
country place at Flat Rock, y c., aged
eighty one. He was governor of South
/ Carolina IN 81 and a congressman from
I ISL to ls51 He was the largest slave
I holder in the state before tile war, and was
+ a successful rich planter he consistently
I oT,r.usad notification and secession. ami
I took no part IN politics after leaving con
[ gress.
Two fires took place at RushvilIe.
Ind. burning two dwellings, damaging
Others. and destroying several harms and
the old WOODEN mills. The fire started in
stable belonging to William Havens, sup
posed 20 have been started by trampS with
{ Il view to burglary as several of them were
arrested while robbing houses during the
T fire. The total loss Is from $1,000 to $780,
I eco.
For several years the inmates of the
parish prison of New Orleans, have been
suffering from peculiar disease, accom-
panied toy swelling of the head and limbs,
frequently terminating IN death A state
3 Hoard of health musicians found that It
/
in the quantity and quality OF the food has
been ordered.
A. a funeral procession was passing
little strip of woods near Gra~se Point.
suburb of Chicago Mrs. Henry Sells riding
in "a buggy was slruct IA the back 10y shot
and almost instantly killed In the woods
was found "a picnic party Of men and
women. firing at mark, and all more or
less intoxicated and shooting recklessly
They were all locked up.
At Ncedmore. Tenn. a small village
Of Coffee county, while revival meeting
was In progress in the second DRY Of
building tire floor suddenly Tell from the
excessive .ight aud went down l3 feet.
Al present were more or less hurt and 20 20
a. quite serious y. One man was killed.
The trial of the Ozark. Mo. Bald
Knobhers came to a sudden termination by
the defendants in a body entering a pl of
guilty The jury returned vertlcts accord
inglv. John right. William Savey. john
Denny. f. b. Denny and William Wright